Mechanical Components Features

The benefits of wave springs for medical applications

The benefits of wave springs for medical applications

There are more than 500,000 medical technologies on the market, from thermometers to mechanical ventilators.

Springing into action: Lee Spring employees join the COVID-19 fight

Springing into action: Lee Spring employees join the COVID-19 fight

As COVID-19 impacts countries around the world, frontline workers continue to be crucial during this fight. Lee Spring is playing an active role globally in the manufacturing of critical components and supporting quick lead times that are essential to the pandemic response.

Modelling a complex spring in Spring Calculator Professional

Modelling a complex spring in Spring Calculator Professional

This article from the Institute of Spring Technology serves as a good example of how Spring Calculator Professional can be used to model more "unusual" springs. The spring in question has unusual end fittings, dead coils and open coils within the main body.

How do you select the right retaining ring?

How do you select the right retaining ring?

Retaining rings – also known as snap rings and circlips – are metal fasteners installed into a groove on a shaft or in a housing or bore to retain an assembly.

Perfect fit: Raising the standard of bearing mounting

Perfect fit: Raising the standard of bearing mounting

Correct mounting is vital in lengthening the life of a bearing – yet there are multiple factors involved behind getting it right.

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